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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 47
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection.
- WEB
- You bowed your loins to women, and in your body you were brought into subjection.
- DRC47:21
- And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.
- LXXE
- Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Παρενέκλινας τὰς λαγόνας σου γυναιξὶ, καὶ ἐνεξουσιάσθης ἐν τῷ σώματί σου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 47:21 in some Bibles
- 47:19 in most Bibles